Ken Jacobs

Film director

1933 –

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Who is Ken Jacobs?

Ken Jacobs is an American experimental filmmaker. He is the director of Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son, which was admitted to the National Film Registry in 2007. His Star Spangled to Death is a nearly seven-hour film consisting largely of found footage.

His students have included Art Spiegelman. He taught at the Cinema department at Harpur College at Binghamton University. He retired in 2003. His son Azazel Jacobs is also a filmmaker.

He is a recipient of the American Film Institute's Maya Deren Award.

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Born
May 25, 1933
Williamsburg
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • City University of New York
    Painting
    (1956 - )
  • City College of New York
    Film
    (1955 - )
Lived in
  • New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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